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October 4, 2020. 22:00. Barcelona. “Camp Nou”.
The league. 5th round
Barcelona – Seville
Where to look: MEGOGO
Disqualified: Clement Lengle (Barcelona)
Injured: Mark-Andre ter Stegen, Samuel Umtiti, Junior Firpo (all – “Barcelona”)
Barcelona – Seville: bookmaker odds
Barcelona has a complicated schedule at the beginning of the season. Ronald Koeman would make his home debut against Elche and then take his new team to Bilbao. But these games due to the participation of the Catalans in the August playoffs of the Champions League, which ended with Bayern’s shameful entry with a score of 2: 8, were postponed for the following year, and Kuman’s official debut as a coach Barcelona occurred on September 27 in the game. against Villarreal at the Camp Nou.
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The debut, I must say, was a success. The Catalans literally swept Unai Emery’s team in the first half of the match, scoring as many as four goals in 45 minutes. First, Ansu Fati scored a double, then Messi converted a penalty, and as a snack, so to speak, the central defender of the Yellow Submarine and the Spanish team Pau Torres scored an own goal. A few days later, the “blaugranas” went to Vigo, where in recent years they have lost points many times.
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This match at Balaidos was a relatively easy one for the Catalans, which was seriously facilitated by a rather quick goal from quick Ansu Fati (the 17-year-old prodigy scored in the 11th minute). At the end of time, Barcelona remained in the minority, but shortly after the break, thanks to Olasa’s own goal, their lead was doubled. Almost the entire second half of the match, “Balaidos” was particularly flooded, there were even fears that the match would stop, but soon the storm subsided and the fight was over. Celta had several chances to break the scoreboard, but the Galicians did not take advantage of them, but the guests scored the third goal just before the final whistle – Sergi Roberto scored with a masterful shot to the ball.
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“Sevilla”, who won the Europa League again in August, also started the new Spanish championship with only the 3rd round, and before that they flew to Budapest for the UEFA Super Cup match against “Bavaria”. Nerviontsy in the confrontation with the powerful and invincible then still colossus Hansi Flick seemed much more worthy of “Barcelona”. The main time ended in a 1: 1 draw (while Youssef An-Nesiri had a mega chance to bring the trophy to his team a few minutes before the final whistle), and in extra time the Munich team scored the winning goal .
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Julen Lopetegui’s team began the championship with an Andalusian derby away against Cádiz. The La Liga rookie in the first half notably led the favorite, and shortly after the break “Yellow Sumbarine” even managed to take the lead. Lopetegi quickly made several changes, and the players who entered the field turned everything around. First, Luc de Jong regained his balance and Munir scored the winning goal in the 90th minute. The final score in added time was marked by Ivan Rakitic, who will return to the Camp Nou, but will now face Barcelona, and not will play for him.
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And in the middle of the weekend, “Sevilla” again showed that everything is in order with his nerves, concentration and character. The game against Levante in Ramón Sánchez Pizjuan was not easy. The Valencians defended with skill, not giving freedom to the attackers of the hosts, and sometimes they went out with joy to their characteristic counterattacks. In the second half, the nervianos increased the pressure, but that didn’t make much sense, but in the end, Julen Lopetegui’s team still squeezed the rival. And again, the coach was rescued by the substitute player. This time, the hero was Youssef An-Nesiri, who jumped up and hit his head in the 92nd minute after a targeted serve from Jesús Navas.
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Barcelona – Seville: indicative compositions
Barcelona’s main goalkeeper, Marc-André ter Stegen, remains injured. Also out of the game are center-back Samuel Umtiti and left-back Junior Firpo. In addition, it is not clear in what form and degree of preparation the Brazilian midfielder Mateus Fernández, who returned from the loan to Valladolid, and forward Martín Brightwhite. Well, the game against his former team by disqualification will miss the main center-back of the Catalans Clement Lenglet. A couple of Piqué in the center of the defense will be the Uruguayan Ronald Araujo. As for the rest, there are probably no surprises in Koeman’s composition.
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Sevilla has no losses. Of the players in the main clip, only winger Brian Gil, 19, was not included in the app. Well, it should also be noted that Julen Lopetegi will be absent in the technical area due to disqualification (he was sent off in the previous game). As for the likely composition of Nervion’s players, they can hardly expect a lot of change compared to the previous match. On the left, in defense, Marcos Acuña will probably play instead of Escudero, and it is also possible to replace Munir with Suso, although for the Moroccan the match against his former team is certainly of great importance, and he will try to prove his worth from the best side.
List of Sevilla players: Tomasz Vaclik, Yassin Buno, Xavi Diaz – Sergi Gomez, Jules Kunde, Jesus Navas, Alejandro Poso, Sergio Escudero, Marcos Acuña, Diego Carlos – Lucas Ocampos, Nemanja Gudel, Suso, Joan Horden, Oska Rakaritic Franco Vazquez, Fernando – Luc de Jong, Munir, Youssef En Nesiri, Carlos Fernandez.
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Barcelona – Seville: author’s forecast
Sevilla have been one of Barcelona’s most comfortable rivals in recent years. The Nervionians have not won league games at the Camp Nou since 2002, and there have only been a few draws in subsequent years. The Catalans are currently active in a series of eight consecutive home wins over Sevilla in La Liga. Furthermore, the Nervions are Lionel Messi’s favorite rival, the Argentine scores them with an enviable regularity. In addition, Barcelona looked very good in the first matches with Kuman. So all this leads me to wait for the Blaugranas’ ninth consecutive home win over the Sevillians at the Camp Nou and Messi’s next goal against Nervión. However, the problems in the center of defense are unlikely to allow the hosts to play zero in defense, but the victory will not escape them.
Frequently asked questions
📌 What time does the game start?
The match will start at 22:00
📌 What is the best place to bet?
It is best to place a bet on the Parimatch website with odds 1.60
